New Award Made under The Armed Forces Covenant Fund: Empowering Bereaved Military Families programme

Bereaved families within the armed forces community will soon benefit from specialist mental health and wellbeing support, thanks to a significant investment from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund’s ‘Empowering Bereaved Military Families’ programme.

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) awarded nearly £2 million to Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) to deliver targeted support – including counselling, emotional and practical care - to military families who’ve lost loved ones during or connected to service.

Long-term vison for transformational change

Weeton: AFC Fylde Community Foundation - Football Development and Mid Week Coasters

Information provided by Preston & Weeton HIVE

Are you being posted overseas? Our Overseas and iHIVE Blogs hold information on your new location

You will find information, including comprehensive Location Guides – plus our local office’s contact details – on our Overseas Blogs at:

• Belgium (SHAPE)
• Brunei
• Brunssum
• Cyprus
• Gibraltar
• Naples
• Sennelager

For those posted elsewhere, anywhere in the rest of the World, our tri-Service iHIVE covers the area.

The iHIVE Blog hosts around 100 Overseas Location Guides that can be viewed or downloaded from our iHIVE Blog: https://internationalhive.blogspot.com/ with more being added routinely. These can also be accessed (by MODnet users) through the Army HIVE SharePoint site Overseas Postings area.

Most importantly, our iHIVE is also available to answer any enquiries about any overseas location worldwide, whether you are in the Royal Navy/RM, RAF, Army or civilian Service communities - please get in touch with any questions you may have.

iHIVE is listed in the Overseas Supportability Checklist as an action for any Service person/family assigned overseas, in order to check that local services, amenities and facilities meet each individual and family’s needs.

Our poster has iHIVE’s contact details, or get in touch by email: RC-Pers-HIVE-iHIVE-0Mailbox (MULTIUSER) RC-Pers-HIVE-iHIVE-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Leuchars: Station Partners PT Tuesday's 1900-2000

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Free circuit training sessions for partners of military and civil servants within Leuchars Station. Open to abilities from first timers to gym vets, all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Join the Facebook page for updates and weekly info Leuchars Station Partners PT

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Dover: AWS Community Support, Gurkha Culture Club, Every Monday 1500hrs-1630hrs

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Petersfield: Armed Forces drop-in Centre Winton House Centre first Thurs every month 1600hrs - 2000hrs

Click HERE for more information

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Leuchars: Scots DG PRI Minibus

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Information provided by Leuchars HIVE

Hereford: Sing, Sign & Rhyme at Hereford Library

Fun-filled signing for babies and toddlers

Have you ever wondered what your little one is trying to tell you?

Come and join Ailsa for a fun filled session learning sign language to help your little one communicate with you.

Sessions are beginner friendly with singing, rhymes, actions, bubbles and the parachute!

Mats are provided for you to sit or lay your babies on but please bring a blanket if you’d prefer.

Suitable for babies & toddlers from birth to 3 years.

Scotland: Veterans Housing Scotland

Veterans Housing Scotland has over 100 years’ experience in providing homes for Veterans in Scotland who are disabled.

As we celebrate our 110th Anniversary in 2025, we complete a five-year strategy of significant but organised change. The charity now starts the next five-year phase of its strategy that will see huge investment into property refurbishments. We are incredibly proud of our history and the service we have provided to those who have served their country. We are equally excited about our future and how we as a charity will continue to work with and support members of the Veterans Housing Scotland family.

👉 Read the full Autumn 2025 newsletter here:
https://www.vhscot.org.uk/news/vhs-newsletter-autumn-2025

Grantham: Come & join the ESS family

ess-compass.co.uk

Information provided by Grantham HIVE